Yehoyakim
Synonyms:
Jehoiakim, y’-ho-ya-KEEM, יְהוֹיָקִים
Jehoiakim (Wikipedia)
For other people with the same name, see Joachim (given name).
| Jehoiakim | |
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| King of Judah | |
Jehoiakim from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum, 1553
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| Reign | 609 - 598 BC |
| Predecessor | Jehoahaz of Judah |
| Successor | Jeconiah |
| Born | Jerusalem |
| Died | Jerusalem |
| Issue | Jeconiah |
| House | House of David |
| Father | Josiah |
Jehoiakim (pronounced /dʒᵻˈhɔɪ.əkɪm/; Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים Yəhōyāqîm "he whom Yahweh has set up", also sometimes spelled Jehoikim (Greek: Ιωακιμ; Latin: Joakim), c. 635–598 BCE) was a king of Judah from 608 to 598 BCE. He was the eldest son of king Josiah by Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. His birth name was Eliakim (אֶלְיָקִים ’Elyāqîm Greek: Ελιακιμ; Latin: Eliakim).